Wednesday, April 20, 2022

Some of the precious children of Mariupol are finding safe refugee status. Not all though.

20 April 2022
By David Averre

A few dozen civilians managed to leave the bombed out urban centre in a small bus convoy yesterday, but Ukraine accused Russia yet again of sealing off previously agreed humanitarian corridor, meaning fewer civilians were able to flee than hoped

...Mariupol (click here) would be the biggest city to be seized by Russia since invading Ukraine eight weeks ago, and the port is seen as a key strategic position for Russia's assault on the east of Ukraine.

But Putin's forces have been forced to reduce what was once a bustling metropolis of 400,000 people to rubble, having met bitter resistance from Ukraine's armed forces and territorial defence units stationed there....

...A few dozen civilians managed to leave the bombed out urban centre in a small bus convoy yesterday, but Ukraine accused Russia yet again of sealing off previously agreed humanitarian corridor, meaning fewer civilians were able to flee than hoped....

One thing to consider are the orphans that find their way to refugee camps. They are dearly import and should not be sent for adoptions unless it is another Ukraine family with hopes of one day returning to their homeland. The adoption industry takes advanage of every opportunity, but, this should not be considered an opportunity so much as oppression and genocide. The children that are orphans from Ukraine are vitally important to Ukraine's future. Now is not the time for adoption agencies to be swooping in to find homes away from Ukraine. They are surviving the genocide and that is vitally important and puts a pause on adoptions outside of Ukraine.